Edgewood

Title: Edgewood Difference
Time: 4 min 9 sec

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[Music] welcome to Edgewood retirement community here in North Andover Massachusetts life here at Edgewood is truly unique but don't take my word for it it's best heard from the residents and staff members who call this one-of-a-kind life care community what a glorious surrounded by trees it's beautiful isn't it Edgewood is as you know celebrating we're celebrating our 20th anniversary yes you've been here since the beginning that very beginning chief no tell us what's your philosophy about well you know when I first came on the property 20 years ago I wanted to make Edgewood be something very different I wanted to find out from the members what is it that you want this community to be like and I wanted them to be really architects of their own well-being one of the things that I think is unique and really makes Edgewood a special place is that as residents come up with various ideas and interests they are able to approach the resident council they are able to approach committees and they're able to approach management and management as well as the staff are so supportive of what residents are thinking about and would like we started the treasure Cove three years ago and what it is is residents donate items that they have brought and what we do is we sell them we use this money for scholarships for graduating seniors who work at Edgewood and we have given over the three years we have given 26 scholarships I was thinking about all the different ways that the residents and the resident committees and council have really improved edgewood and one of the most important ways was thinking of Edgewood lifelong learning yes and it's really allowed those residents here that have various interests and expertise to teach us and give us insights into those kinds of things that they can share with us we're also able to bring outside individuals to do that for us as well one other thing that makes Edgewood so special we have so many people from different walks of life and different beliefs that all come together and really live together as a family and that's pretty special not many communities can say that they have that much harmony all under one roof yes and you get to know everybody and everybody knows everybody else's name and you can sit you can suggest anything you want we have a culinary team that works way outside the box and listens to our residents and some who have traveled to different parts of the world and say hey can we try this and we say yeah why not and the wait staff who work really hard to make sure that that whole experience is exactly that an experience illustration and the staff absolutely fantastic we tell our employees really on day one we have one purpose and that is to come to work and serve you we're very selective on the people that we do hire they must have compassion it's just such a wonderful place to work the staff the residents are just so respectful treat everybody with dignity this is my second family that's my second family I love what I do coming to this community and now come and live your best life keep going keep living the life that you want to live and tell us how we can support you in accomplishing whatever those goals are and it's wonderful for us because we feel we're part of what you are trying to accomplish and it gives us a good feeling - yes life here at Edgewood is unlike that of any other retirement community drop by sometime and experience for yourself the Edgewood difference [Music]